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Cellar Door - Stillwater Artisanal Ales

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pDev: 11.17%
Reviews: 209
Hads: 241

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Stillwater Artisanal Ales visit their website
Maryland, United States

Style | ABV
Saison / Farmhouse Ale |  6.60% ABV

Availability: Summer. bottle (166), on-tap (35), cask (5), growler (3). 

Notes:
Over the ages the term ’cellar door’ has numerously been referred to as the most beautiful term in the English language. Upon setting out to create the first summer addition to the Stateside line up of ales; the feeling that almost instantly came to me was that of beauty & cleansing. Many summer offerings tend to lack the complexity of their bigger, colder season counterparts; so my goal was to craft an ale of extreme balance with a delicate complexity that allows for contemplation while also providing quaffable refreshment. Starting with a base of German wheat & pale malts this crisp slightly hazy foundation was then accented with a blend of Sterling & Citra hops providing a intricate blend of herbal grass & tangerine citrus flavors and aroma. To pull this all together and to complete the ’cleansing’ aspect of my vision I gently finished the ale off with a touch of white sage, lending a mild earthy spice character to the blend. Of course let’s not forget our house saison yeast that brought all the elements together leaving a dry yet intricate finish.
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WillCarrera

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

22 oz bomber, no bottled-on date, poured into a tulip glass.

A- Pours a slightly hazy golden color, topped with a thick white head, decent retention and some spotty lacing.

S- Lots of spice, herbs and pepper. Belgian yeast and sage are very prominent. Hops are minimal and malt is light and slightly sweet.

T- Sweet wheaty malt and apple/pear fruitiness. Lots of spice, white pepper, sage and Belgian yeast. This is alright but it's a bit one-dimensional and the sage gets to be too much pretty quickly.

M- Medium-bodied, high carbonation, smooth and prickly feel, dry finish.

O- A solid saison, the use of sage is interesting but it loses some points on drinkability, an 8oz pour of this would be perfect but, as is all too often the case, there's no reason for this to be in a bomber. The spice and sage are just too much, I don't understand the positive reviews for this beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 07:34:24 | More by WillCarrera
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Cellar Door from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
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